Washing-machine



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R. P. BROOKS..- WASHING MACHINE.

No. 548,293. Patented Oct. 22,1895.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT O FICE.

RICHARD P. BROOKS, OF BRYAN, TEXAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 548,293, dated October22, 1895.

Application filed September '7, 1894;- Serial No- 522,38l- (No model.)

To all whom/it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD P. BROOKS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bryan, in the county of Brazos and State of Texas, haveinvented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of which the following is aspecification.

The invention relates to improvements in washing-machines.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofwashing-inachines and to provide a simple and inexpensive one capable ofrapidly and thoroughly washing clothes and dishes at the expenditure ofa minimum amount of labor.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a washing-machineconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a centrallongitudinal sectional View of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail perspectiveview of one of the clothes or dish receiving baskets. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of a washing-machine, illustrating a modification ofthe invention. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of thedrawings.

1 1 designate similar Washingmachine bodies, which may be securedtogether and arranged longitudinally to operate simultaneously, asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings, but whichmay, as illustrated in Fig. 4:, be arranged side by side and be adaptedto swing independently, or only a single body can be employed, ifdesired. Each body is constructed of sheet metal or similar material,and consists of similar sides 2 and a curved bottom 3, extended upwardand secured to the sides to form curved ends 4.Thelongitudinally-disposed bodies are secured together at their adjacentends by connecting pieces or bars 5, and they are supported byrectangular bails 6, having transverse portions 7, extending beneath thebottoms of the bodies and arranged in suitable bearings thereof. Thebails have vertical sides located on the exterior of the bodies andhingedly connected and depend ing from horizontal side bars 8 of asupporting-frame, whereby the bodies are adapted to oscillate.

The supporting-frame is composed of the said horizontal side bars 8,legs 9, which are preferably form ed integral with the side bars, andhorizontal cross-pieces 10, connecting the legs below the oscillatingbodies.

Within the bodies are arranged a central top cross-bar ll, opposite endbars 12, and lower parallel transversely-disposed supporting-bars 13,arranged in pairs and having resting upon them removable baskets 14,which are open at the sides and bottom to form a cage to permit thewater within the body to pass readily through jthemfor the purpose ofcleaning their contents. The baskets are two in number and are arrangedbetween the central transverse bar 11 and the end transverse bars 12,and are securely held in that position above the bottom of the body, andthey are adapted to be readily transferred from one body to the otherduring the process of washing.

Each cage consists of a rectangular or cubical frame composed ofhorizontal top and bottom bars 15 and 16 and vertically-disposed anglecornerbars 17, connecting the upper and lower bars, and to the frame aresecured horizontal wires or rods 18, whereby an open basket is provided.The baskets are adapted to receive dishes or clothes. They are providedat opposite sides with handles 19, and they are placed first withinonebody, which is designed to contain hot water and suds. During theoscillation of the body the water rushes through the baskets and removesthe foreign particles, and by locating the baskets above the bottom ofthey body the action of the water is intensified. As will readily beseen, the rounded ends of the body cause the water to pour through thebaskets and quickly remove the foreign matter from dishes, clothes, andthe like. After being subjected to the action of the hot'water and sudsthe baskets are transferred to the other body, which is designed tocontain hot water, and dishes will receive from the latter sufficientheat to readily dry themselves. after being removed from the secondwashing-machine body. This enables dishes especially to be washed withgreat rapidity and to be dried without the hands of the operator comingin contact with them.

The water within the Washing-machine bodies is designed'to be maintainedin a heated condition, and any suitable form of heating apparatus may bearranged beneath the bodies for that purpose.

The ends of the bodies are provided with operating-handles 20, and toavoid Water splashing outside of the washing-machine bodies curvedfenders 21 are located at the outer ends of the bodies and. are disposedtransversely thereof, as shown, while at their adjacent inner ends adouble fender 22 is arranged. The double fender consists of the oppositeconcavely-curved sides 23 and an upper curved connecting portion 24,which extends over the space between the adjacent ends of the bodies andprevents water fromv gaining access to the same.

The fenders are located above the bodies, and their curved portions aresubstantially semicylindrical.

It will be seen thatthe washing-machine is simple and comparativelyinexpensive in construction, that it is positive and reliable in itsoperation, and that it is capable of rapidly and thoroughly washingdishes and clothes without wearing, tearing, or otherwise injuring thefabrics, and without the hands of the operator coming in contact withthe dishes during the operation of Washing.

It will also be seen that the wiping of dishes after washing isdispensed with, and that they will dry themselves after removal from thesecond washing-machine body.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention, such as arranging the twobodies in alignmentor placing them side by side or employing only onebody. Each body is provided with a drain-opening to enable the liquidcontents to be readily discharged when desired.

What I claim is-- 1. In a washing machine, the combination of anoscillating body open at the top, the inner and outer transverse bars 11and 12 arranged at the top of the body and forming basket openings, theremovable open-work baskets arranged in said basket openings anddepending from the top of the body and conforming to the configurationof said openings, and the transverse supporting-bars 13 arranged inpairs and holding the baskets rigidly in position and supporting thesame above the bottom of the body, substantially as described.

2. In a washing machine, the combination of asupporting frame, apair oflongitudinallydisposed washing-machine bodies secured together andmounted in the frame, the transversely disposed upward extending curvedend-fenders located at the outer ends of the bodies, and thecentrally-arranged double fender having the oppositelydisposed concavelycurved side portions and the depressed, curved upper connecting portionlocated over the adjacent ends of the bodies, all of the curved portionsof said fenders being located above the latter, and being substantiallysemi cylindrical, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myown I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD P. BROOKS.

Witnesses:

A. (J. S. HILL,

J. H. MAWHONNEY.

